Enabling choices for rural youth

Fostering aspiring communities, encouraging informed decision-making

1400+

Young Adults

60 +

Villages

7+

Gram Panchayats

We assist young individuals in understanding themselves and their environment, exploring career options, and making informed decisions that enhance their well-
being and benefit their communities.

Focus groups

We focus on rural adolescents, youth and communities

The Age of Transition

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Objective: Build self-esteem, expand thinking horizon, and support enrolment into higher education.

Outputs and outcomes: Increased self-confidence and cognition levels, increased academic enrollments, and enhanced understanding and meaningful articulation of aspirations.

Engagement period: 24 months (250 hours)

The Age of Opportunity

02

Objective: Provide a foundation for smooth school-to-work transition and informed career decisions, enhance job readiness, and provide awareness and support for employment opportunities.

Outputs and outcomes: Increased awareness about educations streams and institutes, increased enrolments in higher education and training, informed transition into productive employment, and increased number of community leaders in the villages.

Engagement period: 12 months (120 hours)

Families and Community

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Objective: Encourage better parent-child engagement, increase participation of parents and community in the learning cycle of young individuals, and work with the community on critical issues faced by its youth.

Outputs and outcomes: Enhanced collective decision-making, increased participation of youth in community matters, and increased awareness among parents about current and future goals of their children.

Engagement period: Every two weeks during the engagement period.

“ When you give, you empower.”
Join us in making a meaningful impact.

Advancing the Sustainable
Development Goals

No Poverty

Quality Education

Gender Equality

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Reduced Inequalities

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Partnerships for the Goals

How we work

We operate through four key programs

Vikalp

We help young people from low-income households in remote rural villages discover their identities and explore their options while setting life goals. We focus on supporting them as they transition from school to work, move from unstable jobs to further education or enhance their skills, or aspire to community leadership and stable and productive careers.

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Vikalp

We help young people from low-income households in remote rural villages discover their identities and explore their options while setting life goals. We focus on supporting them as they transition from school to work, move from unstable jobs to further education or enhance their skills, or aspire to community leadership and stable and productive careers.

Maargdarshan

We help young people in residential schools shape their academic and career paths. Our program encourages the exploration of various options and highlights the benefits of pursuing passion with enthusiasm and discipline. We empower them to identify opportunities aligned with their interests, enabling them to build their futures independently.

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Maargdarshan

We help young people in residential schools shape their academic and career paths. Our program encourages the exploration of various options and highlights the benefits of pursuing passion with enthusiasm and discipline. We empower them to identify opportunities aligned with their interests, enabling them to build their futures independently.

Aspirations Index

This tool helps measure the presence and effectiveness of an aspiration ecosystem at the community level.

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Aspirations Index

This tool helps measure the presence and effectiveness of an aspiration ecosystem at the community level.

The Shapes Network

Through this technology platform, we are curating a digital Aspirations Ecosystem.

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The Shapes Network

Through this technology platform, we are curating a digital Aspirations Ecosystem.

Stories from the field

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Story of grit and determination, standing against all odds.

In 2020, Gouri was studying in the 5th grade as a hosteler at Lingipur, Gajapati, when her mother’s health….

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Resilience and hardwork do pay off.

Bringing to you the story of a young boy from a village in Odisha.

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My Community, My Dignity

Puja Pandey grew up in a family of six that faced numerous challenges. With limited resources, relying on a small piece of land and a Paan shop for their livelihood,

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Vikalp Program Launch in Kerandi Gram Panchayat, Gajapati.

From 29th September through 1st October, the program was officially launched in the vibrant villages of Kerandi, Oyaa, and Engarsingh.